Who was the enlightened thinker whose writings are said to have created conditions for a revolution in France ?
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What was the status of France as a state before 1789? Which two political and constitutional changes came in the wake of the French Revolution?
France was a full-fledged territorial state in 1789 under the rule of an absolute monarch. (i) French Revolution led to the transfer of sovereignty from the monarchy to a body of...
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"The First World War created the favourable conditions for the development of industries in India". Support the statement with suitable examples.
(i) The First World War created a dramatically new situation.Till then industrial production had been slow. (ii) British mills were busy with war production to meet the needs of the army....
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“Hindi novels achieved excellence with Premchand’s writings”. Support the statement with suitable examples.
(i) Premchand had picked up the lives of ordinary people and certain social issues and depicted them in his novel ‘Sewasadan’. (ii) Sewasadan deals mainly with the poor condition of women...
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In 1953 S. L. Miller created primitive earth conditions in the laboratory,
d. high temperature, volcanic storms, reducing atmosphere containing CH4, NH3 etc.
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How did the writings of Devaki Nandan Khatri create a novel reading public in Hindi?
(i) His novel 'Chandrakanta' was a romantic novel with dazzling elements of fantasy. (ii) It got immensely popularized as it had Hindi language and the Nagari script. (iii) Written for the 'pleasure...
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What does the author imply by "creative society" ? 1. A society where diverse art forms and literary writings seek incentive.
(c) 1 is eliminated as ‘‘ art form’’ is not mentioned in the passage. Social inequalities are not accepted. Only 3 and 4 are mentioned.
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Peasants made about ………….. Percent of the France population at the time of revolution: (A) 70% (B) 80% (C) 50% (D) 90%
The answer is (D) 90%
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Which of the following was a patriotic song of France during revolution? (A) Long live King (B) Long live Robespierre (C) Versailles (D) Marseillaise
The answer is (D) Marseillaise
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Elizabeth Hawley is well-known for her writings relating to which one of the following?
(c) Elizabeth Hawley is an American former journalist and chronicler of Himalayan expeditions.
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Who among the following exposed evils of the contemporary society by his satirical writings?
(a) Vishakhadatta exposed evils of the contemporary society by his satirical writings. There is no unanimity among the authorities on the date of Mudrarakshasa. However, majority of them are in...
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